- Industry: Weather
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The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 professionals, ...
A strong valley wind blowing by day up Lake Como (in northern Italy) toward the head of the lake. A light wind blowing off the neighboring Lake Lugano is called breva del lagio.
Industry:Weather
Any high (or anticyclone) that remains nearly stationary or moves slowly compared to the west-to-east motion “upstream” from its location, so that it effectively “blocks” the movement of migratory cyclones across its latitudes. A blocking high may comprise a smaller-scale effect than that associated with large-scale blocking.
Industry:Weather
A strong valley wind blowing by day up Lake Como (in northern Italy) toward the head of the lake. A light wind blowing off the neighboring Lake Lugano is called breva del lagio.
Industry:Weather
Literally, “little bora;” a thunderstorm or violent squall, especially in the Mediterranean.
Industry:Weather
Any high (or anticyclone) that remains nearly stationary or moves slowly compared to the west-to-east motion “upstream” from its location, so that it effectively “blocks” the movement of migratory cyclones across its latitudes. A blocking high may comprise a smaller-scale effect than that associated with large-scale blocking.
Industry:Weather
A sensitive wind vane used in turbulence studies to obtain a record of the horizontal and vertical inclinations of the wind vector. The instrument consists of two lightweight airfoil sections mounted orthogonally on the end of a counterbalanced rod that is free to rotate in the horizontal and vertical planes. The angular positions of the vane are commonly detected by potentiometers. Some bivanes have a propeller on the end opposite the airfoils to enable measurement of the total wind speed.
Industry:Weather
A sensitive wind vane used in turbulence studies to obtain a record of the horizontal and vertical inclinations of the wind vector. The instrument consists of two lightweight airfoil sections mounted orthogonally on the end of a counterbalanced rod that is free to rotate in the horizontal and vertical planes. The angular positions of the vane are commonly detected by potentiometers. Some bivanes have a propeller on the end opposite the airfoils to enable measurement of the total wind speed.
Industry:Weather
